Blade-wiping razor



July 22, 1930. R. cRoMPToN 1,771,164

BLADE WPING RAZOR Y Filed .Jufy 2o. 1929 Patented July 22, 1930 RANDOLPH CROMPTON, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS BLADE-WIPING RAZOR Application led July 26, 1929. Serial No. 379,774.

My invention relates to razors, especially that type known as safety razors, and aims to provide for such razor operatively related blade-cleaning and wiping means.

In the drawings illustrating one embodiment of, the invention, by way of example,

Fig. l is a side elevation of a blade-wiping razor, assembled;

Fig. 2 is a similar View of the holder or body portion, alone;

Fig. 3 shows the cleaning and wiping means, removed as for replacement or 1nspection; and

Fig. 4 is a view in elevation, with the razor head parts separated and the holder` portion at right angles to its position shown in Fig. l, indicating the manner of use in cleaning or wiping a blade.

The razor may be any standard or other form. .Xs-illustrated it includes the tubular body, holder portion or handle 1, the guard 2, a blade 3. the head 4 with threaded boss 5 for reception in one end of said handle, and the closure element or handle cap G. herein having a knurled finger-grip as at 7 and a plug 8 fitting in the outer end of the handle.

In accordance with my invention I provide means operatively associated with the razor whereby a blade, immediately after use, may be cleaned, dried, and replaced in readiness Jfor subsequent use, without requiring the employment ot' any means aside from that toi-ming a part ot' and carried by the razor itself. Thus I make it unnecesasry to resort to the use ot' a towel or other cloth or the like Jfor cleaning the blade. avoiding thel cutting and damaging otl towelsv frequently complained ot hv housewives and others, as wel] as ove. coming the other inconveniences usually attendant on proper care ot a blade.

In the illustrative embodiment ot the invention. the wiping and cleaning means is sheathed in the razor handle or body portion. As shown. thtl wiper proper comprises two substantially cylindricalwiper elements 9, 9,

each supported on one leg of a staple or like U-shaped member l0. The Jfree ends 10X of the staple legs are removably but securely set in the plug 8.

These wiper cylinders 9, 9 may be ot any suitable material, preferably somewhat ab-A sorbent, such as felt, absorbent'paper, sponge or other rubber, or other wiping material. Their supporting means, the staple 10, is so constructed with respect to the wipers 9, 9, that the latter are pressed tightly into contact with each other substantially throughout their lengths, and can not turn freely. The staple legs are separated slightly less than the distance between the axes of the two wipers would be if the latter were merely laid side to side; thus the wiper elements are forced into engagement with each other or somewhat compressed, one against the other. This effect may be increased by so arranging the openings in the plug 8 which receive the staple legs that the latter are made to converge toward the plug.

In cooperative relation with the wiper element, the razor holder or handle is provided ,70 with blade receiving and guiding formations or slots 12, 12 whereby a blade requiring wiping may be entered and passed between the wipers in the manner illustrated in Fig. 4.

The manner ot use of the wiper-equipped razor will be readily understood from the foregoing. and particularly with reference to Fig. 4. Upon completion ot a shaving opera# tion, the blade is removed in the customary v manner. It is then readily passed throughfgo the wiper one or more tires. being guided by the slot formations l2, l 2 ..in the razor body. Thus cleaned and d riedit may he immediately reassembled in the razor, in instant readiness for the next shaving operation.

The wiper may be withdrawn from its sheathed. operative position at any time by mere removal of the closure member 6. while preterably the U-shaped member l0 is likewise readily removable from the closure memy ber, for cleaning or replacement of the wiper means. If preferred, renewals for the latter may be supplied as a unit with the closure member or cap, or individual paper, felt or other members may be provided for ready positioning on the legs of the U-sliaped member.

The razor of my invention, with self-irontained wiper, is extremely compact and convenient, especially for use in trawl. 1t 0bviates damage lo towels, and also nullit: Lm

necessary the special razor-cloths provided by many hotels. Following my invention the useful life of a blade may be substantially increased, by keeping it free from rust and other stains. Heretofore, with the ordinary razor, most users would not bother to clean or wipe the blade properly, because of the extra` paraphenalia, time and trouble until now necessitated.

My invention is not limited to the particular illustrative embodiment herein shown and described, its scope being pointed out in the following claims:

1. In combination, a tubular bod adapted to supporta razor head at one end, s ot formations in the wall of said body in diametrically opposed relation, and a blade wiper within the body in position to wipe a blade passed through said formations.

2.l In combination, a tubular razor body or handle, a removable cap at one end, and a blade wiper projecting from said cap and receivable in the said body or handle.

3. In a device of the class described, a hollow body portion or handle, a pair of juxtaposed wiper elements supported therein, and formations in said body portion or handle whereby a blade may be passed between and in wiping relation to said wiper elements.

4. In combination, a supporting element, and non-abrasive blade wiping means operatively relatedto and supported by and at one end of said element in substantial parallelism therewith.

5. Ina device of the class described, a tubular body portion or handle, and blade-wiping means supported in one end thereof` comprising opposed wiper elements adapted to engage and wipe the two faces of a blade passed between them.

6. In a safety razor, a handle element having a. receiving portion, and non-abrasive blade treating means positioned in said receiving portion, said treating means being supported in position for use.

7 A tubular member having nonabrasive blade' treat-ing means therein, said member having cut-away portions whereby said means is operably accessible to a razor blade.

8. In combination, a tubular body adapted to receive blade-holding means at one end, a closure member at the other end, a U-shaped member removably projecting from the closure member, a cylindrical wiper member on ametral plane therethrough, the line of mutual contact or closest approach of said wiper members lying in said plane of the slot formations.

In testimony wiiereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

RANDOLPH CRUMPTON. 

